Adjustable vehicle-seat.



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PATENT EETcE.

THOMAS H. SMITH, OF KENDALLVLLE, INDIANA.

ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE-SEAT.

SPEGFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 741,077, dated October13, 1903.

Y Application led April ll. 1903. vSerial No. 152,189. (No model.)

Toy a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Beit known that LTnoMAs H. SMITH@ citizen of the United States, residingat Kendallville, in the county of Noble and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful Adjnstable Vehicle-Seat, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to 'passenger-vehicles, and has forits object toprovide an auxiliary seat adapted to be projected into suitable positionrelative to the vehicle-'seat to support an additional passenger withoutinconvenience to the occupants of the ordinary seat; and the inventionconsists in certain novel features of the construction whereby thedesired results are attained,as hereinafter shown and described, andspecified in the claims.

In the drawings illustrative of the invention,in which correspondingparts are denoted by like designating characters, Figure l is alongitudinal sectional'elevation with the anxiliary seat projected or inoperative position. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the improved device,together with a portion of the vehicledoor, with the auxiliary seatWithdrawn.vr

This device may be attached to any of the.

ordinary makes of carriages and bnggies, but is more particularlyapplicable to bnggies or similar vehicles having level floors beneaththe seat and in which it is often desired toV provide accommodations fora third person upon seats constructed only for two, and for the purposeof illustration the device is shown construction, With a seat 11 and itsfall or valance-curtain 12 depending in front of the seat.

Disposed upon the floor of the vehicle, beneaththe seat, are spacedguide-tracks 13 14, in which a traveler 15 is movably mounted, thetraveler having an upwardlyextending portion 16, as shown.

Pivotally connected to the portion 16 is a standard 17, having theauxiliary seat'18 upon its free end and adapted vwhen the'traveler isdrawn orwardand the standard elevated, as in Fig. 1, to'proje'ct overthe center of the seat 11 at a sufficient distance above the cushionsthereon to provide a seat for a third person without inconvenience tothe ordinary occupants of the vehicle-seat.

applied to a vehicle-body 10 of the ordinary Thestandard 17 is providedwith an elongated aperture .19,throngh Which a button 20, mounted forrotation upon the traveler, is adapted to pass when the standard iselevated, and when this occurs and the button is rotated one-fourth arevolution the standard will be locked7 in its vertical position, aswill be obvious.

`Vlhen in its elevated position, the standard and traveler will come infront of the fall or seat-valance 12, and when withdrawn beneath theseat 1l the auxiliary seat and other parts Will be entirely concealed bythe valance, as Will be obvious. Thus the presence of the device willnot detract from the appearance of the vehicle, as it will be entirelyconcealed when not in use. l

The rear portions of the guide-tracks 13 14 will preferably be providedwith a housing or cover 2l to not only protect the traveler and itsattachments when in their Withdrawn position, but also to protect thecontents of the vehicle-box when the device is employed in vehicleshaving space for merchandise or other goods in the rear of the seat. Thecover 'member will also be employed in vehicles having two permanentseats to prevent the feet of the occupants of the back seat from comingin contact with or being struck by the traveler when Withdrawn beneaththe forward seat.

The auxiliary seat may be readily Withdrawn and set in operativeposition by one of the occupants of the seat 11 and without changing hisposition, and may likewise be released and returned to its position be-Death the seat in the same manner. Provi'- sion may thus be made for theextra passenger Without inconveuiencing or disturbing the otherpassengers, as will be obvious.

The whole structure is very simple, cheap, and easily applied, and mayloev attached to the vehicle Without structural change of the vehicle. r

Changes in the minor portions of the structure may be made withoutdeparting from. the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of itsadvantages. Y A

Having thus described theinvention, what I claim is- 1. vThe combinationwith a vehicle-bodyand its seat, of a longitudinally-disposed guide- IOOway beneath the seat, al standard slidably mounted in said guidevvay,carrying a seat and adapted to slide forward in front of said permanentseat and to be elevated in front thereof, said standard being alsoadapted to be Withdrawn beneath said permanent seat.

2. The combination with a Vehicle-body and its seat of a guidewaydisposed upon the vehicle-floor beneath the seat, a traveler slidablyengaging said guideway, a standard movably connected to said travelerand having a seat upon its free end and adapted to slide forward and beelevated in front of the seat and adapted to be 'withdrawn beneath saidseat, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a vehicle-body and its seat of a guidewaydisposed upon the vehicle-floor beneath the seat, a traveler movablyengaging said guideway, a standard movably connected to said travelerand having a seat upon its free end and adapted to slide for- Ward andbe elevated in front of the seat and to be Withdrawn beneath the seat,and means carried by said traveler for locking said standard and itsseat in their elevated position, substantially as described.

4. The combination Withavehicle-bodyand its seat of a guideway disposedupon the vehicle-floor beneath the seat, a traveler movably engagingsaid guideway, a standard movably connected to said traveler and havinga seat upon its free end and adapted to be elevated in front of the seatand Withdrawn beneath the seat, said standard having an elongatedaperture, and a catch rotatively mounted upon said traveler and adaptedto engage said aperture and detachablylock said standard relative tosaid traveler, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a Vehicle-body and its seat of a iiexible curtaindepending in front of said seat, a guideway upon the vehicle-oor in therear of said curtain, a traveler mounted for movement upon saidguideway, a standard movably connected to said traveler and carrying aseat upon its free end and adapted for elevation in front of said seatand its curtain or for Withdrawal beneath the seat and in the rear ofsaid eurtain, substantially as described.

6. Thecombination Withavehicle-body and its seat, of a guidevvaydisposed upon the vehicle-floor beneath the seat, a folding seatslidably mounted on said guideway, and a housing inclosing said'guideway and forming a covering for said folding seat When in itsWithdrawn position, substantially as described. Y

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS II. SMITH.

Witnesses:

JAMES E. CRoFooT, WILLIAM A. BARRETT.

